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Related information on other websites
Cancer Council Victoria.
Cancer Council Victoria - Cut Your Cancer Risk.
Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia.
Mayo Clinic.
Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia Inc.
Multilingual Cancer Information.
Support groups
Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia.
Border and Hume Region Lung Mesothelioma Cancer Support Group.
References used for this fact sheet
- Asbestos and lung disease, Cancer Council Victoria, Australia. More information here.
- Medical Information, Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia. More information here.
- About asbestos, Asbestos Diseases Society of Victoria. More information here.
- Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and management of lung cancer (2004), The Cancer Council Australia. More information here.
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